opinionativenessn.

Brit.

/əˈpɪnjənətɪvnᵻs/, U.S.

/əˈpɪnjəˌneɪdɪvnᵻs/

Forms: see opinionative adj. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: opinionative adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < opinionative adj. + -ness suffix. Compare slightly later opiniativeness n.

The quality or character of being opinionated; obstinate adherence to one's own opinion; intellectual conceit.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] > stubbornness in opinion

self-judgement1525

self-opinion1553

opiniatrety1577

opiniastretyc1598

opinionativeness1599

opiniativeness1611

opiniastrya1643

opiniateness1645

opiniatrecy1649

opiniatry1651

opinionastry1655

opinionatedness1662

self-opiniativeness1674

opiniousness1688

opiniatreness1689

opinionatry1689

opinionatre1693

opiniatreture1699

opiniatreship1704

pragmaticism1865

self-opinionedness1879

opinionation1919

1599 E. Sandys Europæ Speculum (1632) 179 Such as not to interrupt the common Concord with private opinionativenesse.

1640 tr. J. A. Comenius Janua Linguarum Reserata (new ed.) lxxxiii. §812 As over-hastie giving credit is hurtfull,..much more stiffenesse or opinionativenesse.

1742 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) II. 166 Conceit or opinionativeness becomes no sex or age.

1842 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Apr. 343 There is an independence of judgment about most Englishmen—an opinionativeness we may call it.

1872 J. Tulloch Rational Theol. I. iii. 100 [Lord Falkland] especially detested..the dogmatic opinionativeness so prevalent in his time.

1927 Amer. Hist. Rev. 32 558 Dr. Westermarck is wedded to a very consistent and firm opinionativeness.

1942 A. A. Roback William James x. 165 There is nothing domineering about the terminals, nor is there any trace of opinionativeness about the capital letters.

2001 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 13 Jan. 6 I like the flashes of opinionativeness [in the narrative], the illuminations that come across as a form of wisdom.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	opinionativeness
释义	opinionativenessn. Brit. /əˈpɪnjənətɪvnᵻs/, U.S. /əˈpɪnjəˌneɪdɪvnᵻs/ Forms: see opinionative adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: opinionative adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < opinionative adj. + -ness suffix. Compare slightly later opiniativeness n. The quality or character of being opinionated; obstinate adherence to one's own opinion; intellectual conceit. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] > stubbornness in opinion self-judgement1525 self-opinion1553 opiniatrety1577 opiniastretyc1598 opinionativeness1599 opiniativeness1611 opiniastrya1643 opiniateness1645 opiniatrecy1649 opiniatry1651 opinionastry1655 opinionatedness1662 self-opiniativeness1674 opiniousness1688 opiniatreness1689 opinionatry1689 opinionatre1693 opiniatreture1699 opiniatreship1704 pragmaticism1865 self-opinionedness1879 opinionation1919 1599 E. Sandys Europæ Speculum (1632) 179 Such as not to interrupt the common Concord with private opinionativenesse. 1640 tr. J. A. Comenius Janua Linguarum Reserata (new ed.) lxxxiii. §812 As over-hastie giving credit is hurtfull,..much more stiffenesse or opinionativenesse. 1742 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) II. 166 Conceit or opinionativeness becomes no sex or age. 1842 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Apr. 343 There is an independence of judgment about most Englishmen—an opinionativeness we may call it. 1872 J. Tulloch Rational Theol. I. iii. 100 [Lord Falkland] especially detested..the dogmatic opinionativeness so prevalent in his time. 1927 Amer. Hist. Rev. 32 558 Dr. Westermarck is wedded to a very consistent and firm opinionativeness. 1942 A. A. Roback William James x. 165 There is nothing domineering about the terminals, nor is there any trace of opinionativeness about the capital letters. 2001 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 13 Jan. 6 I like the flashes of opinionativeness [in the narrative], the illuminations that come across as a form of wisdom. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1599
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